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Although everyone's
medical situation is unique, hydrotherapy typically can
produce specific benefits in these categories:
Increased blood
circulation - This is a very simple concept that can have
multiple and far-reaching benefits. Many health problems
are reduced or even eliminated over time by providing proper
blood circulation to the affected area. Other health problems
can be reduced by stimulating extra blood circulation to
the area.
The Hydrotone
X model provide a Circulation Program plus allow
the therapist to design and store an individualized treatment
program to improve circulation to a particular area.
Detoxification
- Less well-known is lymphatic drainage, the process of
transporting and eliminating toxins from the body via the
lymph system. Hydrotherapy encourages this process by physically
stimulating different areas of the body in a sequential
pattern, known as a lymphatic drainage cycle. All Hydrotones
provide this cycle at the push of a button. The stored programs
sometimes incorporate this cycle into their regimen as well.
Cellulite reduction - Used in conjunction with specialized
products for this purpose, hydrotherapy can assist in the
breaking down of cellulite, especially if the hydromassage
energy can be directed to the localized area of concern.
without damage by continually increasing and decreasing
the water pressure.
The Hydrotone
Lower Body Program is also an example of how to focus the
water energy on a particular area Remineralizaton - If your
client has been working out (thus losing minerals through
perspiration) or is just low on energy, hydrotherapy can
provide a jolt of rejuvenation by replenishing the minerals
and nutrients in your body. Accomplish this by including
seaweed or other specialized thalassotherapy products in
the tub. As the body warms, the pores open and allow the
concentrated nutrients to be absorbed into the body.
If the hydromassage
pressure is strong enough to feel worthwhile, this is a
good treatment for men. The Hydrotone is up to the task,
and the Workout or Aquabics programs are good candidates
for men.
Stress relief
- Many physical ailments are caused or worsened by stress.
Hydrotherapy - as conducted by the Hydrotone - provides
extraordinary stress relief. See the Hydrotone Relaxation
Program description for an idea of how this can work. What
produces these health benefits, and how is the Hydrotherapy
Tub different from a home-style Jacuzzi or whirlpool bath?
Hydrotherapy
Tubs share the following unique functions: Multiple body
zones - rather than simply pumping water through all jets
at once, a Hydrotherapy Tub can direct the water flow to
an individual body zone. This provides increased pressure
from the jets in use, plus allows cyclic massage patterns
to be performed, either manually by the operator, or automatically
(as with the Hydrotone). The proper sequential massage patterns
will help to stimulate blood circulation and increase lymphatic
drainage.
Pressurized water
jets - a Hydrotherapy Tub must provide enough water pressure
to massage muscles and provide the health benefits listed
above. The Hydrotone excels at this with the highest pressure
available in the industry, as well as control over the level
of water and air pressure applied during the course of the
treatment.
Hand Wand for
underwater massage - Hydrotherapy Tubs incorporate a Hand
Jet or Wand to allow the therapist to provide hydromassage
to localized body areas, including the abdomen which is
otherwise not affected by the fixed jets. Because of the
hydrostatic pressure on the body underwater, more pressure
per square inch can be applied comfortably with a hydromassage
than with normal hand massage techniques in ambient air.
Turned up to high pressure, the Hydrotone actually enables
deep muscle massage underwater with the hand wand.
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